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Bookstores Companies in Phoenix Metro — Graded

All 46 graded bookstores companies in Phoenix Metro, Arizona, in market rank order. Same published formula, no paid placements. Data current as of 2026-10-25.

1
97AI ScoreTop 2%
Barnes & Noble
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action97
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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2
97AI ScoreTop 3%
Barnes & Noble
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy96
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3
97AI ScoreTop 5%
Deseret Book
Gilbert · Website
Legitimacy93
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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5
95AI ScoreTop 7%
Barnes & Noble
Surprise · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action97
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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6
95AI ScoreTop 9%
Barnes & Noble
Chandler · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action97
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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7
95AI ScoreTop 10%
Palabras Bilingual Bookstore
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action97
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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9
91AI ScoreTop 13%
Barnes & Noble
Peoria · Website
Legitimacy93
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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11
90AI ScoreTop 15%
Deseret Book
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action85
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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12
88AI ScoreTop 17%
Barnes & Noble
Gilbert · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action85
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13
88AI ScoreTop 18%
Barnes & Noble
Scottsdale · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action85
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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14
88AI ScoreTop 19%
Barnes and Noble
Tempe · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action85
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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15
88AI ScoreTop 21%
Deseret Book
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action85
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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16
84AI ScoreTop 22%
Barnes & Noble
Goodyear · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action75
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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18
73AI ScoreTop 25%
Changing Hands Bookstore
Tempe · Website
Legitimacy97
Online action55
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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21
73AI ScoreTop 29%
Ash Avenue Comics & Books
Tempe · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action55
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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22
73AI ScoreTop 30%
Diamondback Comics, Toys, and Collectibles
Scottsdale · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action55
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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23
73AI ScoreTop 32%
Wide World of Maps
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action55
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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26
71AI ScoreTop 36%
Bookmans Mesa Entertainment Exchange
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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27
71AI ScoreTop 37%
Books on 7th Ave
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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28
71AI ScoreTop 38%
Changing Hands Bookstore
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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29
71AI ScoreTop 40%
Dreadnought Comics
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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31
71AI ScoreTop 42%
Literally A Bookshop
Gilbert · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
Reviewsno data yet
Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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34
71AI ScoreTop 46%
Phoenix Book Company
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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35
71AI ScoreTop 48%
Samurai Comics
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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36
71AI ScoreTop 49%
Samurai Comics
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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38
71AI ScoreTop 52%
Walker Bookstore
Tempe · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action55
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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40
70AI ScoreTop 55%
Half Price Books
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy93
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41
70AI ScoreTop 56%
Half Price Books
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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42
70AI ScoreTop 57%
Scottsdale Community College Bookstore
Scottsdale · Website
Legitimacy93
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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43
70AI ScoreTop 59%
Sun Devil Campus Store
Tempe · Website
Legitimacy93
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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44
70AI ScoreTop 60%
The Bookish Shop
Gilbert · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action52
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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45
69AI ScoreTop 61%
Brandon's Comics
Tempe · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action49
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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46
68AI ScoreTop 63%
Alcuin Books
Scottsdale · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action49
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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47
68AI ScoreTop 64%
Bookmaze
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy93
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48
68AI ScoreTop 65%
Greg's Comics
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action49
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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49
68AI ScoreTop 67%
MVMNT Christian Stores
Gilbert · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action49
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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51
68AI ScoreTop 69%
Pop 'n Anime
Glendale · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action49
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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55
68AI ScoreTop 75%
Wasted Ink Zine Distro
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action49
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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56
64AI ScoreTop 76%
East Valley Intergroup
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy96
Online action40
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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57
63AI ScoreTop 78%
Atomic Comics
Gilbert · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action40
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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60
63AI ScoreTop 82%
Farouk Book Store
Phoenix · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action40
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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61
63AI ScoreTop 83%
The Book Rack
Mesa · Website
Legitimacy93
Online action40
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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66
55AI ScoreTop 90%
Monster Comic Books
Tempe · Website
Legitimacy96
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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72
41AI ScoreTop 98%
Mark My Words Llc
Tempe
Legitimacy96
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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73
40AI ScoreTop 99%
Apache Comics & Toys
Mesa
Legitimacy93
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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74
40AI ScoreTop 100%
Once Upon A Book Club
Chandler
Legitimacy93
Online action0
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Coverage 35% · 2026-10-25
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How the AI Score works

Every company carries an AI Score from 1–100, computed by one published formula from the signals measurable today — legitimacy and online action, verified across at least two independent sources (open place datasets and public registries). The formula's other factors — blended reviews, complaint record, and responsiveness — carry no weight in the score until licensed data sources for them exist. When they land, the score re-spreads across the full formula.

One disclosed exception: a score of 100 is reserved for RankMyCompany clients; every other score is computed by the same formula for everyone. Scores are not spread artificially — companies with identical measured data share identical scores — and each listing also shows its rank and its percentile within its category.

Missing-data rule: when a factor has no lawful data source for a company yet, its weight redistributes proportionally across the factors that do have data, and every score shows its data-coverage %. Coverage rises as licensed sources are added; scores are recomputed monthly and score history is kept for every company.

No score is ever adjusted by hand, sold, or removed for payment. Companies marked RMC Client are scored by the exact same formula as everyone else — the 100 cap above is the only exception, and it is disclosed here rather than hidden. If your company's underlying data is wrong, file a correction on the dispute page — disputes fix the data, and the corrected data flows into the next ranking run.

Place data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA Permissive 2.0). Listings are refreshed monthly; a score change from a refresh takes effect only after the new score holds for two consecutive runs. Formula changes are published as a new methodology version — never applied silently.

Read the full standard — The RMC Standard →